Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:59 pm on 24 November 2020.
We'll be supporting the regulations that are tabled this afternoon. I'd just seek two points of clarification from the Minister, if I may. On the Denmark part of the regulations that have been moved by the Government, can the Minister, whilst he did give us an update to a point, indicate is there any knowledge about the transmission rate outside of Denmark? I notice that there's press speculation that has picked up the new variant of the COVID infection as now appearing in other countries in Europe.
I do not think I've heard of any transmission within the United Kingdom, or, indeed, Wales, but it would be helpful to understand. Can the Minister confirm that that is the case, and, in particular, the regular dialogue that officials from Public Health Wales and the Danish authorities are having to make sure that that information is shared? Because, again, as I understand it, this outbreak in Denmark has led to Government resignations as well, so, the update he gave us last week of a good relationship was pleasing to hear, but there are obviously some political considerations domestically in Denmark, and we must make sure that those corridors of communication are maintained.
Secondly, when it comes to the international regulations on travel restrictions that have been placed on returning visitors from Greece, today we've had the news about possible testing—the ability to test on return that would shorten the isolation period. Is the Minister in a position to confirm whether such testing opportunities will be available here at points of entry for Wales, or is this just an England-only initiative at the moment and potentially could become available here in Wales?